tacocaTEclectus
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- Mar 22, 2022
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- tacocaT the Eclectus hatched 9/16/22
It’s been a while since I’ve been active here but tacacaT is steadily losing weight. He’s roughly 9 months old.
****HE HAS AN AVIAN VET APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW MORNING****
But while I’m waiting for that: He came to me at 312g back in March. He got up to 325g April/May (he’s a juvenile Solomon so that’s his high end) and he was 300g this morning. What are common causes for an eclectus to lose weight?
He’s on a home made chop as his primary food with natural pellets as his over night snack. He’s fed roughly 100-120g of food broken up into 2 meals and never finishes it. He takes baths 3x per week and on bath days he gets out on the screened porch in Florida for sunlight and warmth. His feathers look pretty good but he’s moulting. He’s out of his cage 3-5 hours per day but has constant access to food. He’s not around any other birds and I haven’t had any contact with other birds so I can’t imagine he caught a virus somehow. His eyes look fine, nares are clean, droppings look normal, he’s moving around his cage like normal. He doesn’t display any regurgitation or mating/hormonal behaviors. He’s got free access to some type of food 24/7.
His current chop is:
Brown rice
Tri color quinoa
Chia seeds
Flax seed
Oats
Butternut squash
Red chiles (seeds included)
Red/green/yellow bell peppers
Turnip greens
Apple (not very much of this)
Black eyed peas
Corn
Peas
Green beans
Lima beans (succotash mix)
Carrots
Crushed red pepper flakes
Dried Lavender blossoms
Each day he gets a piece of fruit added as well. Apple, berries, papaya, melon… just a small amount fresh.
We do tons of target training so he gets almonds (broken tiny), coconut flakes, hemp seeds, sunflower seeds, and pine nuts as treats.
I know this is long, I’m sorry, just trying to organize my thoughts before the vet appointment so I don’t miss anything. What do you guys think?
****HE HAS AN AVIAN VET APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW MORNING****
But while I’m waiting for that: He came to me at 312g back in March. He got up to 325g April/May (he’s a juvenile Solomon so that’s his high end) and he was 300g this morning. What are common causes for an eclectus to lose weight?
He’s on a home made chop as his primary food with natural pellets as his over night snack. He’s fed roughly 100-120g of food broken up into 2 meals and never finishes it. He takes baths 3x per week and on bath days he gets out on the screened porch in Florida for sunlight and warmth. His feathers look pretty good but he’s moulting. He’s out of his cage 3-5 hours per day but has constant access to food. He’s not around any other birds and I haven’t had any contact with other birds so I can’t imagine he caught a virus somehow. His eyes look fine, nares are clean, droppings look normal, he’s moving around his cage like normal. He doesn’t display any regurgitation or mating/hormonal behaviors. He’s got free access to some type of food 24/7.
His current chop is:
Brown rice
Tri color quinoa
Chia seeds
Flax seed
Oats
Butternut squash
Red chiles (seeds included)
Red/green/yellow bell peppers
Turnip greens
Apple (not very much of this)
Black eyed peas
Corn
Peas
Green beans
Lima beans (succotash mix)
Carrots
Crushed red pepper flakes
Dried Lavender blossoms
Each day he gets a piece of fruit added as well. Apple, berries, papaya, melon… just a small amount fresh.
We do tons of target training so he gets almonds (broken tiny), coconut flakes, hemp seeds, sunflower seeds, and pine nuts as treats.
I know this is long, I’m sorry, just trying to organize my thoughts before the vet appointment so I don’t miss anything. What do you guys think?